Manindra Bera
Associate Research Scientist in Cell Biology
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- Synaptophysin chaperones the assembly of 12 SNAREpins under each ready-release vesicleBera M, Radhakrishnan A, Coleman J, Sundaram R, Ramakrishnan S, Pincet F, Rothman J. Synaptophysin chaperones the assembly of 12 SNAREpins under each ready-release vesicle. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2311484120. PMID: 37903271, PMCID: PMC10636311, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2311484120.
- Turbocharging synaptic transmissionRothman J, Grushin K, Bera M, Pincet F. Turbocharging synaptic transmission. FEBS Letters 2023, 597: 2233-2249. PMID: 37643878, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.14718.
- Roles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinerySundaram R, Chatterjee A, Bera M, Grushin K, Panda A, Li F, Coleman J, Lee S, Ramakrishnan S, Ernst A, Gupta K, Rothman J, Krishnakumar S. Roles for diacylglycerol in synaptic vesicle priming and release revealed by complete reconstitution of core protein machinery. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2023, 120: e2309516120. PMID: 37590407, PMCID: PMC10450444, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2309516120.
- Rapid Quantification of First and Second Phase Insulin Secretion Dynamics using an In vitro Platform for Improving Insulin TherapyThoduvayil S, Weerakkody J, Sundaram R, Topper M, Bera M, Coleman J, Li X, Mariappan M, Ramakrishnan S. Rapid Quantification of First and Second Phase Insulin Secretion Dynamics using an In vitro Platform for Improving Insulin Therapy. Cell Calcium 2023, 113: 102766. PMID: 37295201, PMCID: PMC10450995, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2023.102766.
- Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip (Small 51/2022)Sundaram R, Bera M, Coleman J, Weerakkody J, Krishnakumar S, Ramakrishnan S. Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip (Small 51/2022). Small 2022, 18 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202270277.
- Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a ChipSundaram R, Bera M, Coleman J, Weerakkody J, Krishnakumar S, Ramakrishnan S. Native Planar Asymmetric Suspended Membrane for Single‐Molecule Investigations: Plasma Membrane on a Chip. Small 2022, 18: e2205567. PMID: 36328714, DOI: 10.1002/smll.202205567.
- Molecular determinants of complexin clamping and activation functionBera M, Ramakrishnan S, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Rothman JE. Molecular determinants of complexin clamping and activation function. ELife 2022, 11: e71938. PMID: 35442188, PMCID: PMC9020821, DOI: 10.7554/elife.71938.
- Pulling the springs of a cell by single-molecule force spectroscopyMukherjee C, Bera M, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Pulling the springs of a cell by single-molecule force spectroscopy. Emerging Topics In Life Sciences 2020, 5: 77-87. PMID: 33284963, DOI: 10.1042/etls20200254.
- RETREG1/FAM134B mediated autophagosomal degradation of AMFR/GP78 and OPA1 —a dual organellar turnover mechanismMookherjee D, Das S, Mukherjee R, Bera M, Jana S, Chakrabarti S, Chakrabarti O. RETREG1/FAM134B mediated autophagosomal degradation of AMFR/GP78 and OPA1 —a dual organellar turnover mechanism. Autophagy 2020, 17: 1729-1752. PMID: 32559118, PMCID: PMC8354597, DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2020.1783118.
- Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosisRamakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Rothman JE, Krishnakumar SS. Synergistic roles of Synaptotagmin-1 and complexin in calcium-regulated neuronal exocytosis. ELife 2020, 9: e54506. PMID: 32401194, PMCID: PMC7220375, DOI: 10.7554/elife.54506.
- Dissecting the Synergistic Roles of Synaptotagmin and Complexin in Ca2+-Regulated ExocytosisRamakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Pincet F, Rothman J, Krishnakumar S. Dissecting the Synergistic Roles of Synaptotagmin and Complexin in Ca2+-Regulated Exocytosis. Biophysical Journal 2020, 118: 488a. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.11.2702.
- Nuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expressionBera M, Sengupta K. Nuclear filaments: role in chromosomal positioning and gene expression. Nucleus 2020, 11: 99-110. PMID: 32453974, PMCID: PMC7529408, DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2020.1769445.
- Chromosome Territorial Organization Drives Efficient Protein Complex Formation: A Hypothesis.Bera M, Kalyana Sundaram RV. Chromosome Territorial Organization Drives Efficient Protein Complex Formation: A Hypothesis. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2019, 92: 541-548. PMID: 31543715, PMCID: PMC6747946.
- Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clampRamakrishnan S, Bera M, Coleman J, Krishnakumar SS, Pincet F, Rothman JE. Synaptotagmin oligomers are necessary and can be sufficient to form a Ca2+‐sensitive fusion clamp. FEBS Letters 2019, 593: 154-162. PMID: 30570144, PMCID: PMC6349546, DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13317.
- Significance of 1B and 2B domains in modulating elastic properties of lamin ABera M, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Significance of 1B and 2B domains in modulating elastic properties of lamin A. Scientific Reports 2016, 6: 27879. PMID: 27301336, PMCID: PMC4908593, DOI: 10.1038/srep27879.
- Characterization of Unfolding Mechanism of Human Lamin A Ig Fold by Single-Molecule Force SpectroscopyImplications in EDMDBera M, Kotamarthi H, Dutta S, Ray A, Ghosh S, Bhattacharyya D, Ainavarapu S, Sengupta K. Characterization of Unfolding Mechanism of Human Lamin A Ig Fold by Single-Molecule Force SpectroscopyImplications in EDMD. Biochemistry 2014, 53: 7247-7258. PMID: 25343322, DOI: 10.1021/bi500726f.